Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

Pathways to justice - an inquiry into the incarceration rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Summary report, Australian Law Reform Commission

eng

Includes bibliographical references

federal national government publication

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no index present

non fiction

Pathways to justice - an inquiry into the incarceration rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

bibliography

1037987592

Australian Law Reform Commission

ALRC report, 133ALRC summary report, 133

Summary report

This Inquiry has one principle but constrained purpose. It is to inquire into the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in prison and develop recommendations for reform of laws and legal frameworks to reduce their disproportionate incarceration

Terms of reference -- Participants -- Recommendations -- Figures and tables -- Executive summary -- 1. Introduction to the inquiry -- 2. Context -- 3. Incidence -- 4. Justice reinvestment -- 5. Bail -- 6. Sentencing and Aboriginality -- 7. Community-based sentences -- Mandatory sentencing -- 9. Prison programs and parole -- 10. Access to justice -- 11. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women -- Fines and driver licences -- 13. Alcohol -- 14. Police Accountability -- Child protection and adult incarceration -- 16. Criminal justice targets and Aboriginal justce agreementsTerms of reference -- Summary report -- Disproportionate incarceration rate -- The case for reform -- Overview of the report -- The law reform process -- Outcomes -- Recommendations -- Participants -- Appendix 1. Consultations